FBI received tips about alleged gunman prior to Georgia school shooting

Published: Sep 04, 2024 Duration: 00:01:22 Category: News & Politics

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SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER AARON KATERSKY WITH THE LATEST ON THE 14-YEAR-OLD SUSPECTED GUNMAN. >> STILL HARD TO BELIEVE 14 YEARS OLD. THIS APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING WHERE THE WARNING SIGNS WERE CLEAR. MAY OF LAST YEAR THE FBI RECEIVED ANONYMOUS TIPS ABOUT ONLINE TIPS TO SHOOT UP A SCHOOL. THE FBI TRACED THOSE THREATS TO A THEN 13-YEAR-OLD BUT FOUND NO REASON TO ARREST HIM. THAT SAME TEEN IS NOW ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO CLASSMATES AND TWO TEACHERS AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL. AT THE TIME OF THE THREATS THE LOCAL THEIR RIFF QUESTIONED THE TEEN AND HIS FATHER THAT SAID WHILE HE KEPT HUNTING GUNS HIS SON DID NOT HAVE UNSUPERVISED ACCESS TO THEM. WEDNESDAY POLICE SAY THE TEEN CAME TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH AN AR-STYLE RIFLE AND OPENED FIRE. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING STILL HOW HE GOT THE GUN AND HOW HE MANAGED TO BRING IT INSIDE. RIGHT NOW IT DOES NOT APPEAR WE'RE TOLD THAT HE SPECIFICALLY TARGETED THE VICTIMS. INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW CONFIDENT HE ACTED ALONE BUT ARE STILL LOOKING TO TALK TO ANYBODY WHO KNEW HIM. THEY'VE BEEN SEARCHING HIS HOME, INTERVIEWING HIS PARENTS, TRYING TO DETERMINE A MOTIVE FOR WHAT IS THE FIRST DEADLY SCHOOL SHOOTING IN GEORGIA IN 25 YEARS. ALL TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL ARE EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE THAT CAN ALERT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN AN EMERGENCY. THOSE DEVICES HAVE ONLY BEEN IN PLACE FOR ABOUT A WEEK BUT TANKFULLY THEY WERE.

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